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摘要： comedians 2. traditional 3. nationalities 4. appreciated 5. Fortunately

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　　For any person who must speak in public, to business or pleasure groups, humor is a helpful, and necessary, tool for getting your message across．Why does humor work a lot? There are several reasons．

　　People will enjoy what you have to say if it is presented with humor．But, more importantly, if you are in a situation where important, and perhaps controversial(有争议的), ideas must be presented to less than open minds, humor allows those ideas to be presented in a non-threatening(无威胁的)manner．Abraham Lincoln was famous for his ability to relate humorous stories to make a point．Humor used carefully throughout a presentation will also keep the listener’s interest high．In a word, individuals learning how to use humor in their speeches can strengthen arguments, support interesting presentations and, most of all, entertain their audience in a positive and comfortable way．

　　While popular culture may well hold many kinds of humor, some of it has no place in presentations that are designed to educate and encourage the audience．If you want to become a professional stand-up(单人表演的)comedian whose goal is 100％ entertainment, then you may be able to use some of the reference materials like The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking．They can help you develop your skills and sources of humor．To that end, your participation in this study of humor will become necessary．Hopefully, you will come to appreciate the special difficulty of entertaining the audience with good and clean humor．

(1)

How many reasons does the author give for using humor?
[　　]
A．	Two．
B．	Three．
C．	Four．
D．	Five．

(2)

What’s the purpose of stand-up comedians?
[　　]
A．	To educate the audience．
B．	To encourage the audience．
C．	To entertain the audience．
D．	To exchange with the audience．

(3)

Why did the author suggest reading The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking?
[　　]
A．	It was good for training one’s skills of humor．
B．	It helped the readers relax after work．
C．	It gave some tips on how to live a positive life．
D．	It was a textbook for professional stand-up comedians．

(4)

Which of the following has a similar meaning to the underlined word “end” in the last paragraph?
[　　]
A．	Finishing．
B．	Conclusion．
C．	Stop．
D．	Result．

(5)

The passage is most likely to benefit ________ a lot．
[　　]
A．	science researchers
B．	public speakers
C．	dress designers
D．	sports players

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A lot of us lose life's tougher battles by starting a frontal(正面的)attack-when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒)about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late-serious illness at home-he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech. Yes, the boss was, as Sam entered the office at9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室);everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job. Which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"

　　The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win, a laugh.

　　Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected(忽略), means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no," criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is away to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians(喜剧演员)on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力)than people in any other forum.

1.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?

　A. Because he was ill.　　 B. Because he got up late.

C. Because he was caught in a traffic jam. 　 D. He was busy applying for a new job.

2.The main idea of this passage is ____.

　A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humor 　 B. humor is important in our lives

　C. early bird gets the worm 　　　　 D. humor can solve racial discriminations.

3.The phrase "clamped off" n paragraph 3 means____.

　A. tried to hold back　 B. tried to set　 C. charged　 D. gave out

4.Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?

A. Many lose life's battles because they are lacking in a sense of humor.

B. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for work.

C. Sam was supposed to arrive at his office at8:30.

D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems

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　　A lot of us lose life’s tough battles by starting a frontal attack－when a touch of humor might well enable us to win．Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒)about being late on the job．Although there was a good reason for Sam’s being late－serious illness at home－he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t work any longer．His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech．

　　Yes, the boss was．Sam entered the office at 9∶35．The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone was hard at work．Sam’s supervisor came up to him．Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand．“How do you do!” he said．“I’m Sam Maynard．I’m applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago．Does the early bird get the worm?”

The room exploded in laughter．The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office．Sam Maynard had saved his job－with the only tool that could win, a laugh．

　　Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives．It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face．For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed．It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel．For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum．

(1)

Why was Sam late for his job?
[　　]
A．	Because he was ill．
B．	Because he got up late．
C．	Because he was caught in a traffic jam．
D．	He was busy applying for a new job．

(2)

The main idea of this passage is _________．
[　　]
A．	Sam Maynard saved his job with humor
B．	humor is important in our lives
C．	early bird gets the worm
D．	humor can solve racial discriminations

(3)

The phrase “clamped off ” in Paragraph 3 means _________．
[　　]
A．	tried to hold back
B．	tried to set
C．	charged
D．	gave out

(4)

Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
[　　]
A．	Many lose life’s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor．
B．	It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work．
C．	Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8∶30．
D．	Humor is the most effective way of solving problems．

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________ comedians have in common _______ the players in a comedy is their use of word play.

[　　]

　　A lot of us lose life's tougher battles by starting a frontal（正面的）attack? when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum（最后通牒）about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late—serious illness at home—he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.

　　Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9∶35. The place was as quiet as a locker room（更衣室）; everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand.“How do you do !”he said.“I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?”

　　The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his job—with the only tool that could win, a laugh.

　　Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected（忽略）, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying“no,” criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians（喜剧演员）on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance（忍受力）than people in any other forum.

(1) Why was Sam late for his job?

[　　]

A．Because he was ill.

B．Because he got up late.

C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam.

D．He was busy applying for a new job.

(2) The main idea of this passage is________.

[　　]

A．Stun Maynard saved his job with humor

B．humor is important in our lives

C．early bird gets the worm

D．humor can solve racial discriminations